RN, Program Specialist, Nursing Education, Full-Time, EXEMPT

Central to all that California has to offer, Adventist Health Bakersfield has been providing an extraordinary team of world-class physicians, top-notch medical technology, caring professionals and award-winning quality since 1910. We are comprised of a 254-bed acute care hospital and 20 primary and specialty care medical offices. As one of America's fastest growing cities, Bakersfield offers affordable housing on the West Coast, beautiful weather, high-quality education and it is just a few hours away from Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, the Central California Coast and Southern California's great sports, theaters, concerts and amusement parks.

Job Summary:

Promotes professional development through the application of adult learning principles. Maintains responsibility for identifying, prioritizing and evaluating the educational and professional development needs of their clinical area; develops and delivers clinical educational programs, including specialty training, new graduate/hire training, and continuing education for staff. Manages nursing competence and professional development programs. Conducts ongoing assessments of proficiencies for staff and provides feedback and creates formal action plans.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
• Nursing experience: Preferred
• Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN): Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification: Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS OR HS-ACLS OR RQIACLS) certification: Required

Essential Functions:

• Develops, designs, evaluates and manages professional development programs based on principles of adult learning that fosters development of competence in the nursing staff. Conducts ongoing evaluation of quality/effectiveness of educational activities to ensure they maintain/enhance professional development. Formulates/coordinates education plans for orientation of new staff, initial and ongoing competency validation, education to address patient population-specific care and development of bedside leaders.
• Responds to changes in nursing practice/nursing theory and develops programs to support changes. Conducts research into professional and community practice standards and clinical innovations for improved patient care. Performs educational needs appraisal of individual departments, including assessment of needs. Formulates education plan and implements individualized educational strategies. Evaluates knowledge and practice of employees.
• Participates in interdisciplinary committees to integrate educational activities into clinical care including creating hospital policy, planning curriculum and teaching techniques, implementing and evaluating education. Investigates clinical practice concerns as they arise and evaluates clinical risk and develops corrective action plan.
• Escalates patient safety concerns, as needed. Supervises development of new gradates/hires and recommends whether the new employee meets the organizational expectations.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.